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volleyball, game played by two teams, usually of six players on a side, in which the players use their hands to bat a ball back and forth over a high net, trying to make the ball touch the court within the opponents' playing area before it can be returned.

 The objective of the game is for each team to send the ball over the net to ground it on the opponent's court, and to prevent the ball from being grounded on its own court. The ball is put into play by the serving player.

Facts about Volleyball

A pepper in volleyball is a passing and hitting drill done without a net.

A player will jump an average of 300 times per game.

The longest volleyball game on record lasted a total of 75 hours and 30 minutes.

A regulation volleyball court is 29 feet, six inches wide by 59 feet.

The classic set of skills in volleyball can be summed up by the phrase, “Bump, Set, Spike!” While it's true that each team can touch the ball up to three times before it has to go back over the net (actually, four times when you count the block), players have a few more options than just bumping, setting, and spiking.

Volleyball was called Mintonette because of its similarity with badminton. However, Alfred Halstead later renamed it to volleyball because the objective of the game was to volley the ball back and forth over a net.

Volleyball Variations: Different Forms of Volleyball

International Volleyball. International volleyball is the version you see at Rocky Mount Event Center. ...

Beach Volleyball. Beach volleyball has similar rules for hitting as international volleyball. ...

Wallyball. ...

Bossaball. ...

Jokgu.

In volleyball, the game is so unique because, first and foremost, players must rebound the ball. All other major American sports allow the player either to hold or pause with the ball during the game action.

The Greater Holyoke YMCA's physical director, William Morgan, invented volleyball in 1895, in Holyoke, Massachusetts. The Greater Holyoke YMCA continues to run adult volleyball leagues. The game was unveiled at a physical director's conference at the International YMCA Training School (now Springfield College) in 1896.

There are six positions on a volleyball court, and each position serves a unique role in the success of the team. Just like other competitive teams, you need to depend on each player to not only do their job but do their job well.

Originally known as “mintonette,” volleyball was the brainchild of American William G. Morgan, who came up with the idea for the new sport in 1895.

Volleyball is an indoor non-contact team sport in which two teams have three hits to pass a ball over a dividing net. Volleyball was developed by William G. Morgan, a physical education director. He invented the sport called Mintonette which later developed and became volleyball.

The Top 10 Rules Of Indoor Volleyball

Maximum Number of Hits.

Serving Rules.

Double Touch Rules.

Team Rotation Rules.

Net Contact Rules.

Boundary Lines.

Player Number Rules.

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